NRHA's product knowledge training
programs for employees are designed
to give store associates the information they need to be productive right from the
start. We offer training programs in core hardware and building materials categories
and it's free to all NRHA members.

Unemployment Down Slightly to 7.7 Percent

March 8, 2013

The unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total number of unemployed people, at 12.0 million, also dipped in February.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in February, and employment in construction increased by 48,000.

In February, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was about unchanged at 4.8 million. These individuals accounted for 40.2 percent of the unemployed.